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ws_table id=”37″ By Gemma Zahradka, University of Wisconsin – La Crosse, La Crosse, WI My parents like to tell the story of why they decided to have a third child. They have always been extremely environmentally conscious people, and they were keenly aware of the dangers of population growth. They had the classic life of a young American family, complete with a …

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ws_table id=”37″ By Ian T. Grey, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott, AZ The natural resources necessary for sustaining human life are running out in the United States, but most Americans refuse to acknowledge either the problem or the real and obvious reason for it. It is not due to shortages of fresh water, food, energy, fresh air or physical space; Nature provides abundantly, …

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ws_table id=”37″ Let’s Keep It “America the Beautiful” By Gregory Ross, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL Despite the 100-degree Arizona heat, the Colorado River was freezing cold. My toes, dipped in its muddy waters, told me the Grand Canyon is not in its natural state. I was studying the Canyon’s ecosystem on a nine-day river-rafting trip. Fifty years ago, to accommodate the …